C-GCH Global Leadership Series-Research & Response: Lessons for the future
About this Event
C-GCH Global Leadership Series
Join Dr. Shaun Morris, Division of Infectious Diseases and Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, for a conversation with 2026 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award Laureates Dr. John Clemens and Dr. Jan Holmgren, leaders in the understanding of cholera and development of inactivated oral vaccines, and Dr. Bahaa Abu-Raya, 2026 Canada Gairdner Early Career Investigator.
Together they will explore the challenges of urgent health crises, building capacity for research and production, and the emerging threats facing the next generation of researchers.
This event is presented in partnership with the .
Schedule
11:15 am Coffee & refreshments available before the session
11:30 am Opening Remarks
Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta MBBS, PhD
Co-Director at the Centre for Global Child Health
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON, Canada
11:40 am Panel Discussion with Q&A
Moderator:
Dr. Shaun K. Morris, MD, MPH, FCRCP(C), FAAP, DTM&H
Co-Director, Centre for Global Child Health; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
Panel Speakers:
Prof. John D. Clemens, MD
2026 John DIrks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award
Senior Scientific Advisor, IVI (International Vaccine Institute), Adjunct Professor Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Jan Holmgren, MD, PhD
2026 John DIrks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award
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Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg, Sweden
Dr. Bahaa Abu-Raya, MD, PhD2026 Gairdner Early Career Investigator
Clinician-Scientist, Division of Infectious Diseases
Canadian Center for Vaccinology
Dept of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS, Canada
12:50 pm Closing Remarks
Dr. Pierre-Phillip Piché-Renaud MD, MSc, FRCPC
Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON, Canada
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